SHUTTERS UP

 FRIDAY - Woke up to a snowy street and roof tops it is not too bad it i snow lightly raining so I cant see the snow lasting long which is good .

latest buys on Amazon Helen bought another Ninja Crispi air fryer and I bought a foldable blue tooth keyboard with track pad and for the price of £21.99 its very good .

By late afternoon all of the snow had more or less vanished which is good make getting to and from home a lot more easier and safer .

SUNDAY - Went to Dearne Valley farm for Sunday dinner we thought it be a nice quaint family run Inn with fresh food it was a carvery some what like Toby carvery we ate there anyway it was £28 for the both of us no drinks they had three meats , beef , turkey and ham we had all three. There was mash potatoes , parsnips and roast potatoes stuffing and other veg like carrots , and broccoli .To be fair it was ok nothing earth shattering a steady six out of ten doubt we will ever go there again on the way there we saw another couple of pubs to try out at a later day .

MONDAY - The lad from Kestrel Blinds came to start fitting the shutters starting on the patio doors very professional high standards all the gear nice clean job the blinds look well good makes a big difference to the appearance of the room we now have no curtain poles or curtains on any of the windows .At night our bedroom is a lot darker we left the top section opening to see the night sky.

 

THE DOGS ATE IT

 SATURDAY - Painted the kitchen we was going to do it the same colour has the main living room but we must have used it  all , so I painted it brilliant white instead cleaned the tops of the units and work tops had to move everything off the pan rack and off the windows ledges and worktops took a good few hours to get it all done .Longer than I thought we had a late tea of steak jacket potatoes and four cheese spread .

SUNDAY - Went to Acaster Malbis picked Helens parents up and her cousin Sharon and went to the Ship Inn , the river Ouse had risen and the car park was totally  flooded we all had a Sunday Lunch I had the trio of meat why have one when you can have three it came with Yorkshire pudding , roast potatoes and red cabbage , swede , parsnips and carrots for desert I had the chocolate fudge cake with ice cream for the size of fudge cake it should have come with two scoops of ice cream rather than one but apart from that the meal was very good three ordered the roast beef which was pink in the middle which not everyone likes it cooked this way plus it was tough her mother requested a steak knife .We went home with a doggie bag full of beef the dogs loved it .

On the way home I stopped of in Kippax to drop a birthday card of for my daughter her birthday is on the 27th next Tuesday she will be 34 years of age .

CRYSTAL BALL REVEALS ALL

 WEDNESDAY - After a long day off not doing much we went to Wakefield Wetherby Whaler fish restaurant for fish and chips Helen had scampi I had Chinese curry sauce and a bottle of Magners Irish cider , Helen her usual pot of tea.  Helen bought a Coach bag of Ebay she had a email saying it had been delivered om Monday at 18.30 we was out at Ikea so  it had not been handed to us .No post it note saying it had been dropped off when we checked the time on our cctv it had been delivered we saw him at our door we saw him walk to the side of the house and we could her the item being deposited  it had been dropped in the green recycling bin . Over the next few days I had dropped other cardboard waste on top so it was hiding when I went through the bin with a torch as it is in a walk through ginnel between our and our neighboughs house and it is half past one in the morning I found it .

THURSDAY - Dale the plumber on our street serviced the boiler it needs a new seal he will have to order it he also sorted the leak under the sink and redid the outside tap he also fixed the dishwasher hose and tightened the down stairs w.c hot tap . 

FRIDAY -Helen now as a new crystal ball it weighs in at 9kg its the size of a bowling ball it cost £795 she is paying in instalments I chipped in £200 she put in £200 so its half paid for it looks like you are holding the moon. Had all of the window cills painted  .Took down the curtains and poles and the blinds we now have a fixing date for the window shutters 2nd of February , I might get a quote for the kitchen , toilet and bathroom then that will be all of the windows fitted out .

NEW DOG FOOD

 MONDAY - Got a bad case of Gandhi's revenge but not had a curry if you know you know .Went to Ikea in Leeds picked up Helens son Ste his first ever visit .We bought some coasters , black pan hooks , some dog blankets a lint/hair remover with extra sticky rolls  and two  new toilet brushes but best of all I bought a Ikea tool kit for a fiver hammer , pliers , wrench and screwdriver with interchangeable bits I use to have one a few years ago ,but  no doubt someone borrowed it and I never got it back .Ste also had his first ever Ikea hot dog .We saw a nice shade for the bedroom light fitting they didn't have it in Leeds but have some in Sheffield looks like tomorrow we go to Sheffield 

TUESDAY - The dogs food cam from Butternut Box we have enough for fourteen days there is beef , chicken , game , pork , lamb and even salmon it is more like human food made from all natural ingredients and is steam cooked and vacuumed sealed we put one to defrost three in the fridge and the rest in the freezer because it is fit for human consumption you can heat it in the microwave or oven if they are fussy dogs and prefer it warm the smells of cooking will make it more appealing and appetising I love a good stew but wouldn't fancy eating it cold we have to transition them over to the new food over seven days mixing it with the old dog food they are eating atm .Rose actually ate most of the new food which is a good start .

OUR ONLY BEEF

 SATURDAY - Took Helen over to Meltham to do two hour readings I waited in the car watching You Tube etc killing two hours for me is easy peasy I have done up to five hours on the odd occasion .

After from there we went over to Slaithwaite parked up in the Aldi car park and went to the fish shop bought fish and chips to share .Helen went to Mystical Moments it was Sister circle I went to Aldi they had stick rice first time in months bought six packets some brown sugar , coffee and coke .

SUNDAY - Went to Meadow Hall Sheffield Helen spent £240 on Elemis face products one jar alone cost £98 ouch .Went over to Joe Browns bought four T-shirts and a long sleeved t- shirt which is not really a t-shirt but its not a shirt if you get my drift .Also bought a camouflage army type jacket with sown on patches that was half price , I bought a similar combat jacket for Helen we cant wear them at the same time would like like we are a platoon .The main event for me was going to Five Guys for a peanut butter milk shake with cream on top .Helen had a couple of readings to do when we got home .After we went to the Sovereign for Sunday dinner they only had beef left so beef it was .I have the whole of next week off .

SOUPED UP

 MONDAY - Most off the snow is gone melted away like it was never here the roads are clear there is some left on the tops of the hills but even that is nearly vanished .Phoned my daughter she arrived safely home from her travels to Thailand first thing she did was go to Greggs and get a sausage sandwich said she was sick of rice and noodles .The holiday for four of them two adults and two kids cost her £8000.

Still playing "Doom The Dark Ages " I have also ordered a Tomb Raider game Underworld for the Xbox 360 which I will play on my X-box one as it will backward compatible games hopefully the graphics are ok .

TUESDAY - Ordered a soup recipe book Helen bought a soup maker a few months ago and so far we have never used it hopefully buying the book will inspire some ideas for soup.

Helen ordered two pairs of Ugg trainers and a black leather jacket from Joe Browns .

WEDNESDAY - Mid week all down hill I break up this Friday is my last shift for nine whole days we will dine out read my James Patterson novel play on my Ps5 and X-box one and do a whole lot of nothing .

DELIVERED

 THURSDAY - Took the sofa to the tip took two trips on the way home got a hot turkey and roast beef sandwich from the farm shop .Left work early we had snow falling were I live made the decision to go home early as I have a duty of care to myself .I still had to abandon the car and walk the rest of the way home I was well wet by the time I reached home the journey is all up hill my legs ached I was breathing heavy before reaching my front door .

Latest purchase for the PS5 "Doom The Dark Legacy" hopefully it is better than the Harry Potter game still playing Ghost of Yotei which I am progressing along ok but not really enjoying the game play for some reason .Also bought on a whim Alan Wake 2 just because it looked different .

FRIDAY -Made it to work and back again no issues with snow was think I might have to book the day off not so .

SATURDAY - Waited in all day for the delivery of the power reclining corner sofa cleared side of the path of snow the sofa arrived just after three it came in parts they assembled it it worked fine for tea we went to Wetherby Whaler at Wakefield we both got fish and chips I had Chinese curry sauce Helen mushy peas .

SUNDAY - It had snowed again not to bad went to Sheffield to Ikea bought side tables one under another the bottom one pulls out they was reduced from £120 to £50 they are being discontinued they had six left .From Sheffield we went to Furniture Village bought another chair to match the sofa its a stand alone power recliner it was £845 this will be mainly for Rosie our dog she will claim it as her chair but I am sure she will share it will take eleven weeks for it to be made and delivered  .We also went to Home Sense bought a new lamp two cushions and two throws for the sofa . My daughter safely returned from her holiday in Thailand .

NEW MACHINE

 MONDAY - Another sprinkling of the white stuff about as much as we got last time .The recycling bin got emptied way overdue .Need thermal socks after walking the dogs my feet were way too cold must be worse for the dogs when the snow really falls I doubt I will take them out .

TUESDAY - Another sprinkling of the white stuff .We are getting our new tumble condenser dryer delivered this afternoon . I am also getting some thermal socks delivered from Amazon mainly for when I am walking the dogs but if it is that cold I wont take the dogs out as it is no good for their paws .

Also the corner sofa gets delivered this Saturday so I have to dismantle and take the old sofa to the skip hopefully in one trip if the weather permits if not it will stored in the back garden until I am able hopefully it will dismantle and go straight into the car . 

The tumble dryer arrived and is in place we had to leave it standing four hours so the gas could settle as it is a heat pump which also takes more time to dry your clothes but at a lower cost it is all digital on the settings so you see exactly what time it takes to finish the cycle depending on what you programme in , end of the day as long as your clothes are dry its a result .It looks better as well because there is no glass in the door its solid .

The thermal socks also got delivered it was way to cold and icy to take the dogs out but just wearing them in the house made a huge difference anyone debating whether to get any invest you cant go wrong plus the ones I got are way colourful so I can identify them in the sock drawer .   

WEDNESDAY - Black ice cowering the whole cul-de-sac couldn't make it out with the dogs so never felt the benefit on the thermal socks .

THURSDAY - Dismantled the corner sofa into sections then in to bits took two trips to the tip to dispose of it so now we either sit at the dining table or go to the bedroom hopefully the sofa delivery Saturday makes it depending on the snow and ice situation people reading this living in a different country here in the U.K a little bit of snow stops everything so fingers crossed .